Toronto native Rachel Gauntlett is a cellist with a celebrated background in performing and teaching. Her performances have been broadcast on CBC radio and taken her to Lincoln Center in New York City.
As an orchestral musician, Rachel has held principal cello positions with Sneak Peak Orchestra (Toronto) and l’Orchestre de la Francophonie (Montréal) among others. Rachel performed as a full-time member of the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra for three consecutive seasons. Rachel has also worked for some of Canada’s most prestigious arts organizations, including the Canadian Opera Company and Esprit Orchestra.
Rachel’s true passion is teaching. She is regularly in demand as a guest clinician at workshops and institutes across the country. Her teaching has taken her throughout North America to Chicago, Austin, Montréal, San Diego, and Boston. Rachel was on faculty at Etobicoke Suzuki Music in Toronto for 7 years, where she created a thriving Suzuki Early Childhood Music program and helped grow the cello program as a faculty member. Rachel has also served as a guest faculty member at the Royal Conservatory of Music and Wilfrid Laurier University.